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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for motorcycle training and safety programs, |
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including increasing the motorcycle and moped registration fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.196, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.196. DEPOSIT OF REGISTRATION FEES IN STATE HIGHWAY |
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FUND. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or Section |
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662.011, the board and the department shall deposit all money |
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received from registration fees in the state treasury to the credit |
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of the state highway fund. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.251, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.251. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a |
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registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $33 |
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[$30]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 662.011, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (a-1) and (b-1) and amending Subsection (b) |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Of each fee collected under Section 502.251, the Texas |
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Department of Motor Vehicles shall send $3 to the comptroller for |
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deposit to the credit of a subaccount in the motorcycle education |
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fund account. |
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(b) Money deposited to the credit of the motorcycle |
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education fund account may be used only to defray the cost of: |
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(1) administering the motorcycle operator training |
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and safety program; and |
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(2) conducting the motorcyclist safety and share the |
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road campaign described by Section 201.621. |
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(b-1) The designated state agency shall, at a minimum, use |
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funds appropriated to the agency from the subaccount to administer |
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the motorcycle operator training and safety program. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the fee for a registration period beginning on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A fee for a registration period |
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beginning before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the registration period began, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |